Behold, Japan’s Newest Giant Mecha 

After six years, Japan’s Sakakibara Machinery Works Co. has unveiled its newest giant mecha. Back in 2005, the company had a mecha rolled out the Landwalker, which could be piloted and fired tennis balls. It followed that up with a $20,000 mecha for kids. Now, Sakakibara has introduced its latest creation: LW-Mononofu It’s 27.8 feet…

When Your Monster Hunter: World Character Looks Different In-Game

In more and more games, the character creation tools are amazing. You can craft cool, cute and, yes, sexy-looking characters. But what if your creations look slightly different when in the field? Bummer! As pointed out by Monster Hunter YouTuber Gaijin Hunter, some folks are feeling letdown by how their character creations appear to change.…

Man Thrilled He Can Name His Kid After Dragon Ball‘s Goku

Actors. Musicians. Athletes. People name their kids after all sorts of people, so why not after a Super Saiyan? Last week, Carlos Sanchez took to Facebook with a sign that read if he got a million likes, he could name his new baby boy “Goku.” Currently, the photo has 1.4 million likes. His wife agreed…

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This incredible Final Fantasy XIV Dragoon is by mintyfreshtea Photo by Kevin Clark

Princess Peach, Protecting The Payload

Look, if Nintendo can work with Ubisoft, they can work with Blizzard. Art by Antonio Demico.

A New Game For Train Nerds

It’s been a long time since games like Railroad Tycoon and Sid Meier’s Railroads! were popular, so Railway Empire is here to give fans something a bit newer. I had a quick play of the game last week and it’s fun! It’s very similar to Sid Meier’s Railroads!, and some of the menu design is…

The Classic Video Game Box Art Of The Late Bob Wakelin

They just don’t make covers like they used to. Video games of the 80s and 90s were usually accompanied by hand-drawn and detail-rich box art and if it was a title published by Ocean or Imagine, chances are the artist was Robert Wakelin. Sadly, Wakelin passed away earlier this month, but a part of him…

Boston Counter-Strike Major Ends In Nail-Biting Double Overtime

After a hard-fought series that went into double overtime, the North American hopefuls Cloud9 have won the Eleague Counter-Strike Boston Major. Cloud9 came into the finals as the underdogs, having bounced back from an 0-2 in an earlier stage of the tournament to climbing the playoff bracket, picking off favorites like SK Gaming in the…

GTA V‘s North Yankton Is Beautifully Incomplete 

Ludendorff, North Yankton is where the prologue of Grand Theft Auto V takes place. You’re there to steal some cash and then things go sideways, setting in motion the game’s main events nine years later. The town is sort of an after thought, in other words, with lots of low-res textures and missing stuff. That’s…

Cosplayer Does Whatever A Spider Can

It can be tough to tell Spider-Man costumes apart sometimes, but this one’s new: it’s the design being used for the upcoming PS4 game by Insomniac. Cosplay is by Naaiiled It Creative, whose pose (and finger control!) look like something straight out of an artist’s sketchbook. Photo by Arcane Shutter

Monster Hunter: World Matchmaking On Xbox One Is Currently Busted [UPDATE]

Monster Hunter: World is a multiplayer game meant to be played online with other people. Unfortunately, matchmaking on Xbox One isn’t yet working as intended. [Update- 7:00pm, 2/1/2018] Capcom patched the game today to fix matchmaking on the Xbox One. While many players have reported it’s now working for them and they’re able to search…

Rocket League Open Ends In Clutch Overtime Goal

Today’s grand finals between G2 and Paris Saint-Germain managed to go the full distance. It was the champs against the fresh-but-fierce PSG squad, and it all came down to a single goal in extra time. The DreamHack Open finals, held in Leipzig, were a back-and-forth affair, but momentum seemed in G2’s favor after two straight…

Parents Tell Us How They Control Their Kids’ YouTube Habits

Today on Kotaku Splitscreen we’re answering YOUR questions about character creation, backlogs, Nintendo’s E3 2018, mobile whales, and much more. We’ve also got stories from parents about how they monitor their kids’ YouTube addictions. First, Kirk and I talk about Nintendo Labo, Xbox Game Pass, and my recent BioWare story (11:03). Then we read some…

Majin Obama And Tasty Steve Deliver A Passionate Fighting Game Sermon

Last night’s Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 action at the inaugural Evo Japan was incredible, but it was the lead-up to the final match that really stuck with me. The commentators gave a surprisingly moving speech about the passion and dedication of the fighting game faithful, the culture of the community, and putting soul into…

A Super Mario Sunshine World Record Years In The Making

AverageTrey first got into speedrunning Super Mario Sunshine back in 2013. He’d always loved the game as a kid and thought the records in the 120 Shines category still had plenty of room for improvement. Five years later he’s finally cracked the three hour barrier in one of speedrunning’s most popular games. “It’s truly been…

Sunday Comics: Boat Words

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published January 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!!  Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 22. Read more…